Harvest
2006

Country
Portugal

Terroir
Quinta de Porto Franco Single Estate

Region
Lisboa

• Pinot Noir

Winemaker
José Neiva

Tasting Notes:
Brilliant ruby colour, rich fruit aroma with intriguing notes of chocolate, green tea and dates. On the pallet it has power and structure but is, at the same time, fruity with ripe blackberry and cedar flavours standing out. A delicious, complex wine with a long, smooth finish.

How to serve:
Excellent to savour unaccompanied as well as a superb complement to foods such as roasts, game, stews, cheese and Portuguese salt cod.

Vinification Method:
Classic fermentation method with destemming and pre fermentative skin contact followed of the application of dry yeasts. Fermentation up to 30º C in the first 2/3, and lowering down to 20º C during the last 1/3. During the whole fermentative process, pumping over 2 times per day, using each time half of the volume contained in the vat. After the alcoholic fermentation, the cap is plunged for 30 days, and during that period, extraction of the gentle tannins is conducted, along with the malolactic fermentation and the natural stabilization of the wine.

Ageing
Wine is aged in American, French of Allier and Portuguese oak barrels of 225 Lt for 6 a 9 months. Ageing in bottle a minimum 3 months after bottling.

Color
Red

Gross wheight
8,7 kgs (6x75cl)

Pallet configuration
128 cases (6x75cl) - 16 cases/level x 9 levels

Euro pallet configuration
96 cases (6x75cl) - 12 cases/level x 8 levels

Case dimensions
310x255x175

Bar code
Bottle (EAN13) = 560 031219 041 0 // Carton (ITF14) = 1 560 031219 041 7

Harvest
2006

ABV at 20ºC%
14.0

Volume at 20ºC g/cm3
0.9964

Total dry matter g/dm3
41.1

Volatile acidity (in acetic acid) g/l
0.52

Total acidity g/l
5.32

Fixed acidity g/l
4.80

pH
3.85

SO2 (free) & (total) mg/l
22/99